Let's Get our Reading Started!
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Hey parents, we are so excited about our developing reading skills! We can even practice them at home by going to the following websites:

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-2nd-langbuilders.htm
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/high_fre/hifreq1.htm - High frequency words
http://www.dositey.com/2008/language/spelling/Mislet3.htm - Fill in the missing letters to complete a word
http://www.toonuniversity.com/aol/1l_oppos.html - Play the opposite game
http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/compound.htm- Compound words
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/sc.cgi?A1=s&A2=1- Can you pick out the mispelled word?
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html- Help the gorillas with parts of speech!
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/reading/index.htm- Fun stories to practice comprehension

Create your own word cloud by using words that describe yourself! Be creative with your fonts and color scheme; these will be displayed on our word wall!!!!!

http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm

Let's practice our site words!


Site word bingo-

http://www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_bingo.htm

Site word spelling-

http://www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_spelling.htm


Practice this weeks spelling list!

Use the link below to create a word search using this weeks spelling words (10). Bring your word search to school on Thursdays! We will have fun swapping them with our friends to see if they can find all of the words!

http://www.abcya.com/make_a_word_search.htm


Can you help the grammar gorrilla find the part of speech?

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/gg.cgi?A1=m&A2=0&A3=0&AFUNCT=1&ALEVEL=0

Let's play hangman! Can you guess the word before you loose?

http://www.funbrain.com/hangman/index.html

Hey students, the words in the following sentences are confusing! Do you know the correct spelling?

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/ww.cgi?A1=s&A2=0&A3=0

Be a spell checker with this fun game! Which word is spelled wrong? Start at beginner and move to advanced!

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/sc.cgi?A1=s&A2=2

Critical Thinking!!!

Explain in two paragraphs how language influences your life on a daily basis. Bring in your work for extra credit!! (Remember your language skills:)







Owl says "practice makes perfect"
Owl says "practice makes perfect"

Standards

LA.2.1.4.1: The student will use knowledge of spelling patterns
LA.2.1.4.2: The student will apply knowledge of spelling patterns to identify syllables
LA.2.1.4.4: The student will identify irregularly spelled words (e.g., laugh) and words with special vowel spellings
LA.2.1.4.5: The student will recognize high frequency words
LA.2.1.4.7: The student will recognize and correctly use regular and irregular plurals.